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Kathleen Haughney
Copper Thefts Trigger Widespread Crackdown
By: Kathleen Haughney - July 13, 2007
A Texas legislator made headlines this week for shooting a man allegedly stealing copper pipes from a new home the lawmaker is constructing. Copper theft is so rampant that 20 states – including Texas – passed laws this year to try to squelch shady scrap-metal sales. As the value of copper, aluminum and other scrap […]
Governors Are Fair-Weather Facebook Friends
By: Kathleen Haughney - July 10, 2007
Governors may have sought to befriend you on Facebook or MySpace during last fall’s election season, but don’t be surprised if they don’t “poke” you again – lingo for a digital “hello” – until the next time they need your vote. A tour via the Internet shows that few of the 39 governors who joined […]
Money can’t buy good press
By: Kathleen Haughney - July 6, 2007
New York Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno (R) has asked the Albany County district attorney to investigate The Times Union of Albany for extortion, alleging that a salesman from the paper pressured him to buy advertisements in exchange for favorable coverage, according to a New York Times dispatch. The Times Union’s publisher called the […]